Camellia season is waning in the SC lowcountry but a few spectacular blooms can still be found.
There are numerous shades of pink.
And seemingly endless flower shapes.
The two-tone varieties are some of my favorites:
Google has shared with me: “There are over 250 known species of camellias, with more than 30,000 cultivars registered or published.”
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
March 27, 2026
One year and one day after I took the images from last year’s post, it was another glorious Azalea day at Middleton Place. And, once again “Sandal Binder” was a photo opp. The images are not much different, but it was lovely to be out there.
This marble statue of woman putting on a sandal survived the Civil War and now watches over a pond surrounded by azaleas and Spanish Moss.
The marble statue is circa 1810, by Rudolph Schadow, and is also known as “Sandal Binder” for the German “Die Sandalenbinderin.”
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
March 27, 2026
Middleton Place, Charleston, SC
March 27, 2026
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 19, 2026
I hadn’t been thinking of tulips when we went to Magnolia Plantation yesterday in search of flowers, then rounded a corner to this!
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 19, 2026
This is the first time I have seen Naked Lady Lilies in a group; my previous sightings have been single flower stalks.
Although it is not obvious in this group amongst other vegetation, the name comes from the absence of leaves.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 20, 2026
February 20, 2026
It’s always a delight to spot a Camellia with dangling blooms.
This plant was in a small clearing that is home to the African American cemetery at Magnolia Plantation. The surrounding trees and shrubs provided protection from the mild overnight frost as well as made a lovely backdrop.
This blossom, lit by the dappled sun, had fallen to the ground, perhaps up righted with human intervention in the hour before I passed by.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
February 17, 2026
Zebra Longwing Butterflies are very fast flyers. I missed several before this one paused on a lantana blossom.
These bold yellow flowers always catch my eye. I sometimes call them daisies, sometimes sunflowers, and I suspect there are multiple wild and garden varieties.
These pink tinged beauties were in a more formal planted area near the check-in area at Magnolia, seen with Coleus in the background.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 8, 2025
We bought a new lens for our OM System cameras: the 14-42mm pancake lens. I took it out for a test drive at Magnolia Plantation last week, before the extreme cold and snow visited the low country.
Winter camellias make excellent subjects and this symmetric pink beauty has always been one of my favorites.
However, this bold bloom may take over that spot.
Magnolia remains closed today with temperatures still below freezing, creating ice from any snow that melted yesterday.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
January 30, 2026
